Carr was awesome for us. I hope he is happy in retirement. But it shocks me that he would let something like this slip the week of the big game. Why have everyone talking about it, seeing that it will definitely distract the team? While is disagree with the timing, i have to wonder if he did this strategically, as in he wants the department to know BEFORE the result of the big game is known that he is to retire, so that in the wake of a horrible defeat, he isn't fired. Will he be able to choose a successor now?

My goodness, I wasn't expeting that. I do agree, the "slip" is certainly to inspire (and I hope to hell it works). I like Carr for many reasons. He is a wonderful human being. He is a great coach and proved that with the 8 straight wins this year. I will wish him all of the best. I do think that it is time for Michigan Football to have some new blood. I just am not sure that Martin has the balls to get us that. I hope that I am wrong.

I'm a Buckeye fan who admires Lloyd's overall body of work, even though it generated considerable pain at the end of so many otherwise promising years. He rescued a top-notch program from potential embarassment (at the hands of a drunken OSU alum) and molded an organization that developed men of character who won with class and regularity.

I also LOVED his halftime interviews (or his genuine response to BS questions), and it is my hope that during the Rose Bowl halftime interview,(I've known that we're going to lose next week since last January 2nd) he invites the sideline reporter to, in Braveheart meets A Few Good Men fashion to "march to the 50 yard line, disrobe, and kiss your own ass, because I've never felt the need to defend my decisions to a vapid twat that doesn't understand the first thing about College Football, and I won't start now."

There are no accidents.The advantage of announcing now is clear.1) Motivator for Saturday's game2) Make Carr the story not the kids3) Positive impact on recruiting because of the transparency4) Head off any whisperings about Bill Martin sniffing around at other programs etc5) Avoid controversy/Fire Lloyd hysteria

You gotta love the Coach for all of the above moving forward and ALL that he has meant to the program up until now.

I had the pleasure of meeting coach Carr before the Illinois game. We were staying at the same hotel as the team. The morning before the game he was in the lobby with a few media folks and I just walked up and introduced myself. He was humble and thanked me for my support of the team. He's a good man and a good coach. I will miss him as our head coach, despite the recent results versus those nuts.

He's 6-6 now, so I guess this is for the all-time winning record for him. Go Blue!!!

Lloyd deserves to go out a winner - not to mention Hart, Henne and Long. Play to win - use all your weapons - keep them off balance. Please don't run left, run left then throw the bomb every time. Who's on the short list to take over the program? Miles, Gruden, English, Cameron, Harbaugh (not likely!), Rodriguez, Schiano?

Michigan Alum '04 here, but went to high school on the west side of the state. Numerous high school friends went to (all at once MSU fans...) Grand Valley State University, and I kept hearing about this coach back home and his football team that could do nothing but win, and then win some more. He then spends a so-so 3 years at Central, but now winning again at Cincy. While I'd love for Miles to inject some well-timed vigor into the program and tap that ass of a recruiting base he has developed-- nothing would make me happier than to out-tressel The professor himself, by hiring a small-school proven winner that has the desire and ambition to take his success to the next level. Brian Kelly could fit in quite nicely.

Here's to a steady, respected, and successful coach going out on top, Pat Forde back-pedaling during his weekly monday tribute to all-things-asinine, and to Desmond Howard putting out the best gameday commercial I've seen yet.

Wow, wow, wow. Odd feeling. Lloyd Carr is only the 3rd Michigan coach in my lifetime. Here's hoping the next coach (Miles) can push Michigan in the direction most of us would like to see. I think there is a vast majority of coaches in 1A (FBS) who would jump at the chance to coach in Ann Arbor.

Truth be told, I can't wait to read Lloyd's book whenever it comes out. The humble pie eating man better write a book.

Wolf - I wouldn't say Kelly's tenure at CMU was "so-so". He brought that program from the DeBord disaster to a MAC championship in little time. This year he's made Cinci a contender for the Big East championship. The guy is a hell of a coach.

Don't know- I've only ever heard good things about how Lloyd treats people and have a friend who played for Kelly at Central- said if you weren't a star he'd walk right past you and not acknowledge your existence. This is the last guy i'd expect to throw something like that out. Second hand info, but I've known the guy for years and trust what he says. Based on that I'm not a Kelly guy, but I'd need to do more research.

As a fairly consistent critic of Carr's, I am happy to see the news. I do think it's time, but I will also give Lloyd props for how the team's performed in the wake of its early season failings. To me, it was unexpected and impressive.

P.S. Enough with the rush to annoint Miles as the heir-apparent. Let's shed the Michigan-goggles for once and take an honest look around.

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